Tales of accountability: a Q-method study of discourses amongst Tanzanian members of parliament

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dc.contributor.authorKatomero, Jesper
dc.contributor.authorHoppe, Robert
dc.contributor.authorWesselink, Anna
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-20T06:49:56Z
dc.date.available2020-03-20T06:49:56Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionFull Text Article. Also available at: https://www.cambridge.org/core.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe hallmark of accountability in a democracy centres on the way the elected parliament holds the executive to account. If the parliament does not perform its oversight role effectively, lower authorities would have fewer incentives to do the same vis-à-vis local executives. In this article we therefore ask whether or not different meanings of accountability can be discerned amongst Tanzanian Members of Parliament (MPs). In our Q-method research we found four clearly identifiable discourses on accountability amongst Tanzanian MPs: Partycrats; My Electorate's Advocates; Frustrated Account Holders; and Pragmatic Account Holders. We understand MPs discourses within the broader context of political clientelism and we argue that this combination of discourses, or accountability culture, enables the executive to rule in semi-autocratic ways. Even if opposition parties would obtain a parliamentary majority, this accountability culture stands in the way of achieving greater democratic responsiveness.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKatomero, J., Hoppe, R., & Wesselink, A. (2017). Tales of accountability: a Q-method study of discourses amongst Tanzanian members of parliament. The Journal of Modern African Studies, 55(3), 423-453.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0022278X1700009X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2243
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.subjectAccountabilityen_US
dc.subjectDemocracyen_US
dc.subjectParliamenten_US
dc.subjectMembers of Parliamenten_US
dc.subjectMPsen_US
dc.subjectExecutiveen_US
dc.subjectSemi-autocraticen_US
dc.subjectPolitical partiesen_US
dc.titleTales of accountability: a Q-method study of discourses amongst Tanzanian members of parliamenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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